In my eyes Manchester City are the sharpest team in the league at the moment and our focus is on preparing for that. “It’s been the hot topic of this transfer window and will be highlighted every day the window is open, but our focus is only the games. With River Plate defender Ramiro Funes Mori set to become Everton's fourth signing of the summer, Sportsmail gives you the lowdown on the 24-year-old centre back. “The situation is exactly the same,” said the Everton manager. Martínez, meanwhile, has insisted Stones remains focused on starting for Everton against Manchester City on Sunday despite being subject of a rejected £30m bid from Chelsea this week. The defender meets Martínez’s requirement for a new centre-half after the summer departures of Sylvain Distin and Antolín Alcaraz. The defender scored in their 3-0 victory against Tigres in the final. I’d expect it’s going to be intense and the adrenaline will be high.Funes Mori has won one cap for Argentina and has been included in their squad for next month’s international against Bolivia after impressing during River Plate’s recent triumph in the Copa Libertadores. Playing in the River-Boca games means I will maybe be more comfortable playing in the derby. "It’s a Liverpool derby so it’s going to be intense. People are singing the whole 90 minutes and cheering for their team, you are very nervous and excited and it’s very intense at all times." Funes mori fue vendido al everton de Inglaterra por 8.000.000 de eurosFunes mori has been selt to everton for 8.000.000 eurosSUSCRIBESoftware. "You feel the adrenaline when you play in those games. "The atmosphere of those games is very intense, the people are cheering and screaming and it’s crazy. Starting place or not, Mori is confident he will be able to handle the pressure of playing in the 225th meeting between the two great Mersey rivals. Mori made his first start for the club at West Brom on Monday but knows he may have to be content with a place on the bench this weekend should John Stones prove his fitness after a knee injury. The 'friendly derby' tag often associated with these Merseyside encounters only tends to apply before and after the game, but for 90 minutes it will be as fierce as any derby in world football. We are unlikely to see a repeat of the violent scenes witnessed in Buenos Aires at Goodison Park on Sunday lunchtime, but that doesn't mean it will be a damp squib either. The 24-year-old is travelling to London on Friday for a medical and could. That experience will stand him in good stead for Sunday's meeting with Liverpool. Everton are close to signing the Argentina central defender Ramiro Funes Mori in a £6m transfer from River Plate. Thankfully Mori also has fonder memories of encounters with Boca, most notably in March 2014 when he headed the winner to secure River's first win away their their fierce rivals for a decade. Boca were later thrown out of the competition, fined and their supporters banned from attending the club's next eight matches. The rivalry is so fierce things have been known to get out of hand, most recently in May when Boca fans forced a Copa Libertadores tie to be abandoned when several River players were sprayed with an irritant as they came out of the tunnel for the second half.īoca Juniors x River Plate #NãoAoFutebolModerno /ln7dWagNZjįour River players were hospitalised, one of whom was Ramiro Funes Mori, Everton's new £9million summer signing. When compiling a list of the world's most fearsome football derbies, it is likely that River Plate against Boca Juniors will be near the top of the list.Įl 'superclasico', between two of Buenos Aires' and indeed Argentina's biggest clubs, rivals anything we see in Europe, with the two sets of supporters creating a colourful and boisterous backdrop to matches played at Boca's famous La Bonbonera stadium or River's El Monumental.
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